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Max and HBO have announced a multi-year deal extension with The Criterion Collection to continue bringing its catalog of films to streaming. As part of the deal extension, a handful of films will also be newly available on Max, including Isabella Rossellini’s “Green Porno” (2008), Héctor Babenco’s “Kiss of the Spiderwoman” (1985), Mira Nair’s “Mississippi […]

A committee of the Louisiana Senate voted on Tuesday to retain the state’s tax incentive for film production, while reducing the cap on the program from $150 million to $125 million. Last week, the state House of Representatives voted to terminate the incentive effective June 30, 2025, as part of a sweeping tax reform package.

The EGOT-winning legend Rita Moreno may have garnered dozens of awards throughout her 40 year-plus career, but she’s receiving one more honor ahead of her 93rd birthday next month: a Barbie doll in her likeness. Barbie is celebrating the actor and singer’s birthday on Dec. 11 with a special-edition Rita Moreno doll as the newest […]

Hiccup and Toothless are finally in live-action for the first time ever. Universal Studios has released the first trailer for its live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon,” after the popular DreamWorks Animation trilogy was released in the 2010s. The new movie flies into theaters on June 13.  The live-action version includes many of […]

Tickets are still available! The Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 features some of the world’s best racers, including Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (considered the favorite to win), Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, Mercedes’ George Russell and Haas’ Kevin Magnussen — just to name a few. F1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix will take […]

Variety’s “A Night in the Writers’ Room” returns for a special Awards Edition on December 5 in Los Angeles, featuring three panels moderated by Variety’s Michael Schneider, Jazz Tangcay, and Clayton Davis, with this year’s contending writers in the drama, comedy and limited series categories. An invite-only audience of industry voters will attend the event, […]